Patents Assigned to GM
  • Patent number: 11946542
    Abstract: A system and method for operating an electric vehicle. In another exemplary embodiment, a system for operating an electric vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a first motor and a transmission coupled to the first motor. The transmission is configured to shift gears when a speed of the electric vehicle crosses a shift threshold. The shift threshold is independent of a position of an acceleration pedal of the electrical vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dongxu Li, Chunhao J. Lee, Thomas Weglarz, Su-Yang Shieh, Paul Guillermo Otanez
  • Patent number: 11946432
    Abstract: A throttle body for an engine or fuel cell of a vehicle is provided. The throttle body comprises a cylindrical housing comprising a first open end extending to a second open end defining an inner wall having an inner surface. The throttle body further comprises a moveable blade valve movably disposed on the inner wall and arranged to regulate air to the engine during operation of the vehicle. The moveable blade valve has an outer surface. The throttle body further comprises a dual-phase thermal composite coating (TCC) disposed on one of the inner surface of the inner wall and outer surface of the moveable blade valve for enhanced thermal conductivity and reduced deposit accumulation on the inner surface and the outer surface. The dual-phase TCC comprises a first material comprising between 10 wt % and 90 wt %, and a second material comprising between 10 wt % and 90 wt % of the dual-phase TCC. The dual phase TCC has a contact angle of between 100° and 160° and a thermal conductivity of at least 0.3 W/mK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Seongchan Pack, Dean G. Sorrell
  • Patent number: 11946515
    Abstract: A method for determining, in real-time, an electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD) clutch torque includes receiving vehicle data in real-time, wherein the vehicle data includes a torque request, determining a preliminary eLSD clutch torque using a neural network and the vehicle data, determining clutch torque bounds of the eLSD using a physics-based model, determining whether the preliminary eLSD clutch torque is outside the clutch torque bounds of the eLSD, adjusting the preliminary eLSD clutch torque using clutch torque bounds to determine a final clutch torque of the eLSD in response to determining that the preliminary eLSD clutch torque is outside the clutch torque bounds of the eLSD, and commanding, in real-time, the eLSD to apply the final clutch torque to a clutch of the eLSD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Arash Hashemi, Sresht Gurumoorthi Annadevara, Naser Mehrabi, SeyedAlireza Kasaiezadeh Mahabadi, Lapo Frascati
  • Patent number: 11945265
    Abstract: A method for determining a tire tread wear estimation of a tire includes receiving, by a controller, a direct tire tread wear measurement, when available, performing an indirect tire tread wear estimation, performing a data fusion of the indirect tire tread wear estimation with the direct tire tread wear measurement when available, estimating a percentage tire life remaining and a mileage to end of tire life, and estimating a refined tire tread wear calibration coefficient for performing future indirect tire tread wear estimations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Mansoor Alghooneh, Joseph K. Moore, Christopher J. Mettrick, Gregory P. Kakert, Amir Khajepour, Amin Habibnejad Korayem, Yechen Qin, Ehsan Hashemi
  • Publication number: 20240101120
    Abstract: A system for limiting performance inconsistences of an electric vehicle during a race or other circumstance when consistent, high performance output is desired, such as by enabling a driver to selectively engage endurance and qualify drive modes to control a supply of electrical power used for driving the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sean M. Welch, Michael A. Ryba, Sami Ahmed, Michael G. Petrucci, Brandon S. Vivian
  • Publication number: 20240106067
    Abstract: A battery pack includes an elongated exhaust conduit defining a gas flow channel. The exhaust conduit includes a longitudinal center axis and a terminal end having a pack vent. The battery pack also includes fins disposed within the gas flow channel, and a plurality of battery cells arranged adjacent to the exhaust conduit. Each respective battery cell includes an outer casing defining a cell cavity. The casing defines a cell vent opening. An anode and a cathode are disposed within the cell cavity, and a vent cap covers the cell vent opening. The vent cap opens at a predetermined pressure to release hot gasses from the cell cavity into the gas flow channel. The fins direct the hot gasses along the longitudinal center axis and toward the terminal end of the exhaust conduit, and thus to the pack vent for discharge to the surrounding ambient environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jishn Yogeshchandra Patel, Vicente Domenech-Llopis
  • Publication number: 20240101129
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for a sensor synchronization system. In some aspects, a method includes synchronizing sensors of an autonomous vehicle (AV) to cause sampling of a first sensor of the sensors to occur in alignment with sampling of a second sensor of the sensors; determining a sampling time point for the first sensor based on the synchronizing the sensors, the sampling time point comprising a time when the first sensor is in alignment with the second sensor; providing the sampling time point to the first sensor; determining, at a controller circuit of the first sensor, an offset of the first sensor to apply to a local system time of the first sensor to cause a data acquisition of the first sensor to occur at the sampling time point; and causing the data acquisition to be performed at the first sensor using the sampling time point and the offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Fornero, Gregory Kehoe, Joshua Leighton, Shane McGuire
  • Publication number: 20240104589
    Abstract: A method that includes obtaining demand data, consumer data, and historical demand data, the demand data represents a demand of consumers for a supply over a past time period in a geographic zone. The demand data includes a recent time segment having unreliable demand information. The consumer data. The method further includes, based on the demand data, estimating a scalar of the demand, and, based on the historical demand data, modeling a standardized model demand profile of mean demand over multiple past time periods. Further, the method includes producing a short-term demand prediction of the consumers of the supply over a portion of a forthcoming time period. The short-term demand prediction is based, at least in part, on the standardized model demand profile, the demand data, and the consumer data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Klaus Trangbaek, Yaron Veksler, Oren Herstic, Vladimir Suplin, Daniel Urieli
  • Publication number: 20240106072
    Abstract: A bicontinuous separating layer include a separating matrix having pores and a solid-state electrolyte disposed in the pores of the separating matrix. In certain variations, the bicontinuous separating layer is prepared by contacting a solid-state electrolyte liquid-state precursor with the separating matrix and heating the infiltrated separating matrix to a temperature between about 25° C. and about 300° C. The solid-state electrolyte liquid-state precursor includes a solvent and a solid-state electrolyte powder or a solid-state electrolyte precursor. In other variations, the bicontinuous separating layer may be prepared by contacting a solid-state electrolyte powder with a separating matrix to form a physical mixture and heating the physical mixture to a temperature between about 240° C. and about 500° C., where the separating matrix is defined by a polymer having a melting temperature greater than about 215° C., and the solid-state electrolyte has a melting temperature greater than about 300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. YERSAK, Ion C. HALALAY, Yubin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240106259
    Abstract: A power-densifying charging station includes a low-power charging module (LPCM), a direct current (DC) storage device, electrical switches, and a controller. The LPCM receives a low-power input voltage from a low-power energy source. The DC storage device accumulates a high-power DC voltage from the low-power input voltage during a charge accumulation stage of operation. The switches selectively connect the charging station to the energy source, the LPCM to the DC storage device, and the DC storage device to a high-voltage offboard battery pack during a charge delivery stage of operation. The controller is in communication with and operable for controlling the LPCM, the DC storage device, and the switches during the charge accumulation and delivery stages of operation via performance of a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Meyer, Piero Sobral Genaro, Alex Cardoso Santos
  • Publication number: 20240100990
    Abstract: A method, system, and motor vehicle for controlling a direct-current fast-charging process of a battery system are provided that significantly improves performance of the direct-current fast-charging process and minimizes condensation issues by utilizing lower coolant temperature for a short duration when a rechargeable energy storage system cell temperature is greater than a specific temperature threshold. The rechargeable energy storage system cell temperature, a rechargeable energy storage system state of charge a rechargeable energy storage system voltage, and a rechargeable energy storage system direct-current fast-charging current are utilized to determine when to utilize the lower coolant temperature when the rechargeable energy storage system cell temperature is greater than a specific temperature threshold instead of using a lower coolant temperature from the beginning of the direct-current fast-charging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sangam Rawat, Davis H. Rossman, Yanyan Zhang, Kris Sevel, Chetan Powar
  • Publication number: 20240103127
    Abstract: A system for interpolating wireless spectrum. The system may include an antenna system operable for transmitting wireless signals and responsively receiving reflected signals. The system may additionally include an interpolation controller configured for collecting a plurality of reflection radar spectrum samples from the reflected signals, identifying an interpolation point between two or more interpolation samples of the samples, calculating an interpolation weight for the each of the interpolation samples, and determining an interpolated spectrum at the interpolation point as a summation of a product of the interpolation weights and the interpolation samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Oded Bialer, Oren Longman
  • Publication number: 20240106021
    Abstract: A battery module includes neighboring first and second battery cells and a heat sink in contact with and configured to absorb thermal energy from each of the battery cells. The module additionally includes a module enclosure surrounded by ambient environment, housing each of the first and second battery cells and the heat sink, and configured to include a thermal conductivity path from the first cell to at least one of the second cell and the heat sink and from the heat sink to the enclosure. The battery module further includes a metal-hydroxide element configured to undergo a chemical decomposition and discharge moisture within the thermal conductivity path in response to thermal energy released by the first cell when the first cell undergoes a thermal runaway event. The metal-hydroxide element thereby controls propagation of the thermal runaway event from the first cell to the second cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Seung-Woo Chu, Scott W. Lananna
  • Patent number: D1020551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Minjae Shin
  • Patent number: D1020552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Minjae Shin
  • Patent number: D1020561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Wilkins, James Baik
  • Patent number: D1020563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Gapdong Choi, Hyunmin Choi
  • Patent number: D1020564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Hwasup Lee, Benjamin D. Wilkins
  • Patent number: D1020567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Jinho Seo
  • Patent number: D1020568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Jinho Seo